Jorge DS

Jorge is an independent PhD candidate in Linguistics at the University of Leiden. His research is focused on the strategic use of argumentative language in communiqués issued by groups in Mexico claiming and justify radical actions. He works writing about gift economy and non-markets societies. He’s the co-founder of the former SMX Collective and co-developed the campaign _Money Laundering Kills_. Among his interests are propaganda, gift economy, autonomy and autonomous spaces, and cooperativism. As a hobby, he bakes bread.

2.Dh5: Amsterdam 2019 - Power

Amsterdam 2019 - Power

22 February, 2019 -
24 February, 2019

2.Dh5 Festival is back in OT310 in Amsterdam from 22-24 February 2019, this edition is all about 'Power'.

Events

February 2019

Discussion about how to act as solidarity activists when the left comes to power and claims to need support for their policies. We alos want to have a critical debate on the state of Dutch initiatives for international solidarity.

Taking the Zapatista uprising as an example Jorge DS explains what we can learn from the their use of narrative and rhetoric in making social change. Jerry Afriyie (Nederland Wordt Beter/KOZP) and Harriet Bergman (Code Rood) will reflect on their own experiences in the Netherlands. Moderator: Merel de Buck